Mound City council discusses properties - Aug. 19, 2026
During the Aug. 4 meeting, the Mound City council discussed the possible purchases of two separate properties. Council first discussed the property at 731 Walnut Street owned by Missy Wurtz with the discussion centering on delinquent property taxes owed on the property in the amount of $8,268.44. Lindsey...[More]
Commissioners review budgets - Aug. 19, 2026
The Linn County Commissioners began the Aug. 17 meeting with the election canvass for which they recessed the regular meeting for 30 minutes. Following the canvass the commissioners moved back into regular session and approved the agenda for the meeting with the addition of two executive sessions not...[More]
More than Friday Night Lights - Aug. 19, 2026
From the Bleachers-775 Many football fans remember James “Boobie” Miles as the electrifying running back from Odessa Permian High School whose story became the heart of Friday Night Lights. As one of the nation’s most highly recruited players in 1988, he appeared destined for college...[More]
Crawdads for Fishin’ and Eatin’ - Aug. 19, 2026
The crawdad, or crayfish, is an unusual creature, always looking back where he has been, and going where he isn’t looking. Quite often where he has been appears quite safe and there looms a bass or walleye or catfish where he is going and he winds up not going as far as he thought he would. That’s...[More]
Kansas Soybean opens applications for Immersive Leadership Training - Aug. 19, 2026
The Kansas Soybean Association and Commission have opened applications for the Emerging Leaders Academy (ELA). The three-phase program immerses ag professionals in the soybean industry, taking a close look at how organizations across the value chain interact and impact farmers. ELA exposes participants...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Aug. 19, 2026
Fishing It’s the simple things in life that make memories; and this weekend was full of memories. The R-Pod and I, my dog and family made our second trip in two years to Montauk State Park – a beautiful park situated on the Current River at a place you can barely get to from here. You...[More]
Awake to Evasion 1.0 - Aug. 19, 2026
There are people who still debate the term “woke.” From the beginning, defenders of woke judgments, discourse and activism claimed it was “just good manners”; others said it didn’t exist, a mere figment of “right-wing paranoia.” Truth is, it was a new,...[More]
Willa Lou Querry ~ 02-25-1931 to 07-25-2026 - Aug. 18, 2026
Linn County News Published August 19, 2026 Willa Lou Querry passed away peacefully on July 25, 2026, at the age of 95. Willa was born on Feb. 25, 1931, in Parker, Kan., to Luther and Elsie (Cornett) Brumley. She grew up in the Parker community and remained deeply connected to the area throughout...[More]
Ronald Raymond Howard ~ 04-07-1946 to 07-20-2026 - Aug. 13, 2026
Linn County News Published August 19, 2026 Ronald Raymond Howard, age 80 of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on July 20, 2026, at the Olathe Medical Center. He was born the son of Melvin and Ruth Fischer Howard on April 7, 1946, in Hamburg, Iowa. Ron was an artist and studied first at...[More]
Pleasanton issues declaration of emergency - Aug. 12, 2026
On Saturday, Aug. 8, the Pleasanton City Council held a special meeting for the purposes of discussing water system repairs, potential clerk appointments and potential new hires for the public works department. The meeting began with a report from Josh Ralle, Water Operator, regarding the pumps needed...[More]
